Currently searching for a Data Scientist position

Solutions Engineer

Green Mountain Technology

Remote full-time

Present - Aug. 2020

• Conduct ad hoc strategic analyses of parcel shipping networks for multiple Fortune 100 companies, such as request for proposal (RFP) evaluations and network optimizations.
• Work daily with large, complex datasets to create automated report pipelines and business intelligence dashboards using combinations of SQL, R / RMarkdown, Shiny, Excel, and Tableau.
• Summarize and present ad hoc, weekly, and monthly analyses to audiences up to senior VP-level executives of Fortune 100 companies.
• Developed and maintain an internal R package for the modularization of strategic analyses, creation / database upload of net rate matrices, and bulk, cross-customer exception management.
• Led operations-wide roll-out of Git & GitLab with self-authored tutorial documents and live demos.
• Lead weekly engineer alignment meetings to share methods and standardize work.

Research Associate

MS State University - Stennis Institute of Government

Starkville, MS

Aug. 2020 - Aug. 2019

• Conducted factor analysis and regression modeling of state agencies’ employee engagement and turnover intention.
• Presented results to state agency executives, academic conferences, and local-level elected officials.
• Served as principal investigator (PI) on three survey projects.
• Served as Co-PI on a comprehensive program inventory report of education, health, and safety programs provided to K-12 children in MS for the state auditor’s office.

Graduate Research Assistant

MS State University - Stennis Institute of Government

Starkville, MS

Aug. 2019 - July 2017

• Created Shiny web applications to clearly visualize customizable reports requested by stakeholders.
• Performed event-history / survival analyses to estimate jurisdictions’ policy adoption likelihoods.
• Presented academic research projects and attended interactive workshops at conferences around the country.

Graduate Teaching Assistant

MS State University - Communications Dept.

Starkville, MS

May 2017 - Aug 2016

• Taught students to record television-quality video and audio and edit both with Adobe Premiere.

Technical Intern

MS Legislative PEER Committee

Jackson, MS

April 2014 - Jan. 2014

• Collected and cataloged program inventory data from county-regional and private prison facilities across the state for the Pew-MacArthur Results First Initiative, a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis of government programs across the country.
• Provided legislative briefs and data visualizations to committee members.
• Assisted with survey questionnaire construction, sampling, and presentations of findings.

MS State University

Ph.D - Public Policy and Administration

Starkville, MS

Present (anticipated graduation Fall 2023)

GPA 4.00 / 4.00

MS State University

Master of Public Policy and Administration (MPPA)

Starkville, MS

Aug. 2018 - Aug. 2016

GPA 4.00 / 4.00

University of MS

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science

Oxford, MS

Aug. 2015 - Aug. 2010

GPA 3.34 / 4.00

MS State University

Student

Starkville, MS

• Outstanding Graduate Student (2018).
• Student Representative for MPPA program (September 2017 – May 2018).
• Graduate Student Adviser to Stennis-Montgomery Association, a student organization promoting civic engagement (2018).
• The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi (2017-2018).
• Best Graduate Student Presentation at MS Political Science Association Conference (2018).

University of MS

Student

Oxford, MS

• Dean’s List (four semesters).
• Representative for University of MS at the National Model United Nations in NYC (2010).
• Pi Sigma Alpha, the Political Science Honors Society (2014-2015).
• Provost Scholar (2010-2015).
• President of the Senate for University of MS Model Senate (Fall 2013).